Fake bank alert: Police recover N3m stolen electronics in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old man, Alex T. Bwacha, over the alleged defrauding of a businessman of electronic appliances worth N3 million in Bauchi State. The police also recovered all the stolen items, including three television sets, a sound bar, two air conditioners and a home theatre. The command's spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Bauchi. Habib said the suspect allegedly worked with another man, identified as Bako Akin, who is currently at large, to defraud the businessman through a fake bank alert. He said the suspects visited the victim's shop at Fire Service Junction, Bauchi, on October 26, 2026, pretending ...